The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-06

desired by my client and the decd
was consigned to my safe.
, The affair had almost completely
passed from my mind when / was
startled one morning by receiving Il
note from Mr.. Simpson the logatcC
in the will, informing me that Miss
Howard was dead. | Immediately
proceeded to the house, performed
the usual duties devolving upon a
solicitor in such circumstances, and
made what arrangements were nee
essary. After the funernl, had a
meeting with Mr.. Simpson and cx-
planned to him the position of affairs
that he was sole legatee, and that
| was executor lie seemed to take
the matter coolly, thought, but was
anxious that everything should be
realized as soon rs possible. Our
interview was very short and came
away with a strong feeling of dislike
for the man, who, | found, had act
ed as Il sort of factor for the deceased
lady.
Acting within the duties Of my
eXecutorship, and also with a desire
to find ont if possible the relations
the old lady desired to cut of. in.
serted Il notice of her death in most
of the leading newspapers in the
kingdom. This had the desired eff
feet for in the course of few days
| was waited upon by young gen.
tleman, Edward Howard, who in
formed me lac was nephew Of the
late Miss Howard, and had called
upon me, having got my name and
address from one of the newspapers
to which | sent the advertisement.
During my interviewer with Mr..
Howard, | was much impressed
his bearing on my telling him the
position of affairs, as he was much
moro concerned at his aunts death
than at the purpose of her will. He
told me that five years ago he mar
ried against his aunt's wishes she
had refused to recognize his wife /;
and though he had written her sey-
cral letters. he had never heard
from her in reply. Tie thanked me
for my information, and said he
would like to see me again, as he
was coming into town to a situation
he had just been offered
Some weeks after this, as | was re-
turning home in the evening from IL
consultation, my attention was ar
rested by the figure of Il woman in
front Of me. She was hurrying
along as if trying to escape obsolta-
ton but there was something in
her style and limp which she had,
that struck me as familiar, though
could not remember where | had
seen her. Just as she was passing
lighted part Of the street, she hap
pcned to look round, and the face |
saw at once explained to me the
familiarity of her iigurc-both face
and figure being an exact counter
part of my late clients, Miss How
ard 4!
Somehow or other, suspicion
flashed across my mind my in
stinct told me something was wrong
and | was determined to follow her
and see where She went to, Push
ing my hat well over my brow and
pulling the collar ofmy coat well up
| followed through two or three
streets, and was almost at her heels
when She suddenly turned into II
public house, when, so close had |
followed her, heard the attendant
say in answer to an inquiry by her,
Number thirteen, ma'am;' and
saw her disappear into the back
premises. | Immediately followed,
heard the door of number thirteen
shut, and glancing at the numbers,
quietly open number twelve, and
after giving an order for some slight
relreshment to the attendant who